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Although gift baskets are highly customizable, some staples include bath salts and bombs, candles, fragrances, etc. One of our favorite gift suggestions for nurses is an event voucher from sites like Groupon or even booking something directly on a business’s site.
For others, it’s spending time with loved ones, going to church, participating in a book club, or listening to music while on a scenic drive. It can be hard to enjoy free time when laundry and mail is begging for attention, there’s grocery shopping to be done, the dog needs bathing, and kids’ school projects need supervision.
So people like certified nursing assistants or patient care techs will do many hands-on activities of daily living like bathing, dressing, and other things. They won’t be in there doing the baths as much and that type of thing. In a team model, the nurses oversee the care by unlicensed assistive personnel.
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Playing soft music, flipping through a large photo-heavy coffee table book, and painting are low-stress activities. Take note of certain activities, such as bathing, that seem to be most difficult in the afternoon. Turn off the television; it tends to contribute unnecessary noise that increases confusion. Best practices for sundowning.
Examples are struggling to get the patient to cooperate with eating and bathing, as well as sundowning-related problems such as agitation, paranoia, repetitive speech, and increased confusion in the afternoon or evening hours. Boredom and Dementia Leads to Challenging Behaviors.
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